Moscow on the Hill

“I simply cannot say enough good things about Moscow on the Hill. From the atmosphere, to the phenomenal service and kind staff, to the delicious dishes, this has become a favorite spot for me! I highly recommend a cup of borscht, some khachapuri to split, the homemade dumplings, chicken Kiev, and the vegetable piroshoki - all dishes my family and I thoroughly enjoyed. Such a wonderful restaurant! Will continue to come back!”

“We went for a late dinner after a full day of travel. Food and atmosphere were FANTASTIC! We both got salmon dishes due to it being a Friday during Lent. Ordinarily, we would have ordered something else. Both dishes were full of flavor. We also tried the infused vodka shots. The dill and garlic was great! Be prepared to smell like garlic the next day, though. The horseradish was a lot, even for a person who loves horseradish. We had white Russian tiramisu, which was delicious! We'd go back often if we lived in MN.”

“Met a group of friends here for a birthday - we all got a different appetizer, entree, and dessert, and shared everything. Not a single dish wasn't absolutely delicious. Every drink was amazing. The service was great. There's a paid parking lot next door, but on-street parking is easy, too. Everything was so good that while we were still there, we made plans to come back in a few months for MY birthday. Absolutely incredible, thank you so much!!! I wish I'd caught the name of our server or I'd give her her own shoutout, she was amazing.”

“A very cool and busy restaurant to be in on a Saturday night. The eastern european aesthetic of this restaurant is very well done and even included a musician walking around playing the accordion. They have a large selection of vodka drinks and the escargot and the Lamb Grilled Shashlik were a great experience. Service was fast despite how busy it was, but felt rushed. Dessert options are okay but nothing too impressive. Reservations on the weekend are a must.”

“I have been here a total of 3 times over the past 6 years, including once in 2020 right before the pandemic started, and it is refreshing for me to see that this place continues to thrive. Even if I didn't like all the dishes that I have had, I know that this establishment is a gem and needs to be preserved in the Twin Cities because there is not a lot of Russian food representation. Since I speak Russian, I was able to converse with the server in Russian and ordered some of the most commonly seen dishes and drinks, including borscht, pelmeni, and kvas. Both the pelmeni and the vareniki tasted pretty good, and personally I preferred having them with vinegar rather than sour cream, and this time was no exception. The borscht was okay as the beet flavor wasn't potent enough. Normally the color would be a lot darker, closer to the color of the beet itself, but it wasn't the case here. Maybe it got watered down a bit in some way. My friend at the time had the mushroom blinchiki and the yazik ruben. I had a little bit of both and they both were solid, pretty much meeting my expectations of what they would taste like. The ruben had enough melted provolone to provide a layer of extra flavor with beef tongue as the meat. It was slightly dry, but good enough. The blinchiki was abundant in amount for the price which was cool. Since I went here on my birthday in 2022, I had a chocolate ganache tart as well, and it tasted pretty standard, no highlights, so I have no further comments. I think this place has the potential to be a 5 star, and I am aware that I have not had any entrées yet here, but none of the dishes I had were spectacularly good in my opinion. What was nice, however, was to have Russian food options here at all, especially since I am from a city close enough to Russia, it felt a bit like home.”